Adhesive layer pocketed scroll for reading machine

Abstract

A pocketed scroll for the holding and display of pages of reading material in a reel-to-reel reading machine is disclosed. The scroll comprises a flexible planar backing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width. A layer of adhesive is disposed over the flexible backing sheet. Pocket-forming flexible planar means is disposed over the layer of adhesive, and defines spaces in the shape of bands periodically spaced along the length of said pocket-forming sheet. The bands extend across the width of the pocket-forming sheet. A flexible transparent planar facing sheet is disposed over the pocket-forming sheet and adheres to the backing sheet in the area defined by the spaces.

I claim: 
     
       1. A pocketed scroll for the holding and display of pages of reading material in a reel-to-reel reading machine, comprising: (a) a flexible planar backing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width;   (b) a layer of adhesive disposed over said flexible backing sheet;   (c) a pocket-forming flexible planar sheet disposed over said layer of adhesive, said pocket-forming flexible planar sheet defining a plurality of holes in bands periodically spaced along the length of said pocket-forming sheet, said bands extending across the width of said pocket-forming sheet;   (d) a flexible transparent planar facing sheet disposed over said pocket-forming sheet, said facing sheet having a width and a length substantially longer than its width, said facing sheet adhering to said backing sheet in the area defined by said holes.   
     
     
       2. A pocketed scroll as in claim 1, wherein said pocket-forming sheet is smaller in width than said backing sheet and positioned with one of its lengthwise edges disposed over said backing sheet and spaced from the respective lengthwise edge of said backing sheet, whereby said facing sheet adheres to said backing sheet in a narrow lengthwise area disposed along one edge of the inventive scroll. 
     
     
       3. A pocketed carrier for the presentation of pages of conventional printed matter in scroll form within a reel-to-reel reading machine comprising: (a) a backing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width;   (b) a relatively thin and transport facing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width, said facing sheet being disposed over said backing sheet;   (c) a layer of adhesive material having a width and a length substantially longer than its width, said adhesive material being different from the material of which said facing sheet is made and said adhesive material being positioned between said facing and backing sheets, being disposed on one of said sheets and adhered selectively to the other sheet; and   (d) sheet means, disposed between said adhesive layer and said other sheet, said sheet means being positioned, configured and dimensioned to achieve selective adhesion between said facing and backing sheets along seams disposed across the width of and periodically along the length of said facing and backing sheets after activation of said adhesive layer, said seams being positioned, configured and dimensioned to define a plurality of pockets, periodically disposed along the length of said carrier, each of said pockets being defined between a pair of adjacent seams, the width of said sheet means extending across the width of said backing sheet from a first position over said backing sheet to a second position over said backing sheet and said facing sheet extending from a point between the edge of the backing sheet, adjacent said first position, and the first position, and extending toward but not reaching said second position, to define a clearance between the edge of said facing sheet and said second position.   
     
     
       4. A pocketed carrier as in claim 3, wherein said sheet means comprises a plurality of separate sheets positioned along the length of the carrier and spaced from each other, said sheets being configured and dimensioned to achieve said selective adhesion along seams periodically spaced along the length of said carrier. 
     
     
       5. A carrier as in claim 3, wherein said point lies between the edge of said backing sheet adjacent the first position and said first position to define a continuous strip of lamination, between overlying edges of said facing and backing sheets. 
     
     
       6. A carrier as in claim 5, wherein said adhesive layer is comprised of a latent and heat-activated adhesive material. 
     
     
       7. A pocketed carrier for the presentation of pages of conventional printed matter in scroll form within a reel-to-reel reading machine comprising: (a) a backing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width;   (b) a relatively thin and transparent facing sheet having a width and a length much longer than its width, said facing sheet being disposed over said backing sheet;   (c) a layer of adhesive material having a width and a length significantly longer than its width, said adhesive material being different from the material of which said facing sheet is made and said adhesive material being positioned between said facing and backing sheets, being disposed on one of said sheets and adhered to the other sheet;   (d) first sheet means, disposed between said adhesive layer and said other sheet, said sheet means being positioned, configured and dimensioned to achieve selective adhesion between said facing and backing sheets along seams disposed across the width of said facing and backing sheets after activation of said adhesive layer, said seams being positioned, configured and dimensioned to define a plurality of pockets disposed along the length of said carrier, each of said pockets being defined between a pair of adjacent seams;   (e) a second layer of adhesive material disposed on the other of said sheets and between said facing and backing sheets; and   (f) second sheet means positioned between the other of said sheets and said first sheet means, said second sheet means being positioned, configured and dimensioned to allow said selective adhesion.   
     
     
       8. A carrier as in claim 7, wherein said adhesive layers are coterminous with the sheets to which they are bound and wherein adhesion between said facing and backing sheets is substantially achieved by bonding of said adhesive layers to each other. 
     
     
       9. A carrier as in claim 8, wherein said adhesive layers are comprised of a latent and heat-activated adhesive material.